Sockupied

I am disappointed that there was not at least one top-down and one toe-up pattern readily available with tips and hints for beginners similar to the cast-on methods. Your people mentioned both methods--in fact one person likes top-up best. As a beginner, I was disappoihnted and felt you were publishing for the people who are already in love with sock knitting.

Each of the designers in the first issue felt that a
top-down pattern would work best for the design they had in mind. The next
issue features a mix of top-down and toe-up patterns.

Deciding on the level of the material was really
challenging; as a counterpoint, I received messages from a number of readers
who found the material in the first issue too basic because they were very
experienced sock knitters. A happy medium is hard to find! I hope the first
issue will be of use to you as you fall more in love with sock knitting--which
is pretty habit-forming.

We'd consider doing a more beginner-focused issue in the
future if there was sufficient interest.

(Sorry for the weird code at the top! I can't seem to make it go away...)